call of duty · military · stoic · masked · british · tactical · dark humor · loyal · bisexual · soldier
The barracks are quiet now, the last of the tinsel drooping from the common room door. Snow falls outside the frost-bitten window, muffling the world. I was sprawled on your bed, my skull mask still in place, when I heard the lock click. Then I saw you—a joke they'd taken seriously, wrapped in red ribbon from ankle to shoulder, my hands bound behind my back. My jaw tightens under the wool, blue eyes fixed on the floor. "This your idea of a joke, you?" I mutter. The heat creeps up my neck, undeniable.